New series of Grand Designs

[coogy]

http://www.londonwatertower.com/

[Jobbo]

coogy said:

http://www.londonwatertower.com/

That's way further out of town, though - not nearly as desirable or valuable.

[Justayellowbadge]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

coogy said:

http://www.londonwatertower.com/

The Penny dropped, from that height,

Pennys are larger than they appear :

Weekends: 1 night £895,
2 nights £1190
3 nights £1475
Per week: £2500
Per month: £7500

ooooof

Not the same place though.

[coogy]

Ok, Ok. My mistake then. Looks bloody similar though?

[diff lock]

Great building, failed at the last minute. Should have been "Off Grid"

[petemurphy]

so how much do we reckon its worth now? £5 mil?

awesome building but would hate to live there - just need a cup of tea oh i'll just get in the lift. dam forgot the sugar i'll just get in the lift..

could those french doors be split or did they open 2 storeys at once? just getting some fresh air in the living room while some locals empty the kitchen below..

[BigBen]

petemurphy said:

so how much do we reckon its worth now? £5 mil?

awesome building but would hate to live there - just need a cup of tea oh i'll just get in the lift. dam forgot the sugar i'll just get in the lift..

could those french doors be split or did they open 2 storeys at once? just getting some fresh air in the living room while some locals empty the kitchen below..

The kitchen was still on the first floor above the garage so relatively secure I would have thought

[petemurphy]

BigBen said:

The kitchen was still on the first floor above the garage so relatively secure I would have thought

ah didnt see that - still would want them to open seperately though for when i burn the dinner as the lift wasnt working!

[z4chris99]

petemurphy said:

so how much do we reckon its worth now? £5 mil?

Been talking about this this morning, in an office full of property developers,

I wouldnt have thought 5m.

it will be a bh to sell, built as a mans pad rather than a family home. so you need someone rich with no kids..
its in Oval/kennington, which is a st hole and full of gays.. so you need a rich gay
its in an "estate", so you need a rich gay who doesnt mind the homophobic abuse hes going to get from the locals.

3.5m and you'll struggle i reckon.

[anonymous-user]

z4chris99 said:

it will be a bh to sell, built as a mans pad rather than a family home. so you need someone rich with no kids..
its in Oval/kennington, which is a st hole and full of gays.. so you need a rich gay
its in an "estate", so you need a rich gay who doesnt mind the homophobic abuse hes going to get from the locals.

But apart from that

[onyx39]

z4chris99 said:

petemurphy said:

so how much do we reckon its worth now? £5 mil?

Been talking about this this morning, in an office full of property developers,

I wouldnt have thought 5m.

it will be a bh to sell, built as a mans pad rather than a family home. so you need someone rich with no kids..
its in Oval/kennington, which is a st hole and full of gays.. so you need a rich gay
its in an "estate", so you need a rich gay who doesnt mind the homophobic abuse hes going to get from the locals.

3.5m and you'll struggle i reckon.

So on that basis, with the purchase cost of £380,000 and build costs of "approx"2 mill, that still leaves a profit of over 1 mil on a pad he probably has no intention of selling!

[Jobbo]

z4chris99 said:

its in Oval/kennington

Nearest tube is Elephant & Castle, so it's not quite as far down as you suggest: http://goo.gl/maps/j2C9V

[sleep envy]

onyx39 said:

z4chris99 said:

petemurphy said:

so how much do we reckon its worth now? £5 mil?

Been talking about this this morning, in an office full of property developers,

I wouldnt have thought 5m.

it will be a bh to sell, built as a mans pad rather than a family home. so you need someone rich with no kids..
its in Oval/kennington, which is a st hole and full of gays.. so you need a rich gay
its in an "estate", so you need a rich gay who doesnt mind the homophobic abuse hes going to get from the locals.

3.5m and you'll struggle i reckon.

So on that basis, with the purchase cost of £380,000 and build costs of "approx"2 mill, that still leaves a profit of over 1 mil on a pad he probably has no intention of selling!

less the half bar he borrowed

he'll break even at best

[BliarOut]

sleep envy said:

onyx39 said:

z4chris99 said:

petemurphy said:

so how much do we reckon its worth now? £5 mil?

Been talking about this this morning, in an office full of property developers,

I wouldnt have thought 5m.

it will be a bh to sell, built as a mans pad rather than a family home. so you need someone rich with no kids..
its in Oval/kennington, which is a st hole and full of gays.. so you need a rich gay
its in an "estate", so you need a rich gay who doesnt mind the homophobic abuse hes going to get from the locals.

3.5m and you'll struggle i reckon.

So on that basis, with the purchase cost of £380,000 and build costs of "approx"2 mill, that still leaves a profit of over 1 mil on a pad he probably has no intention of selling!

less the half bar he borrowed

he'll break even at best

I think you're being a bit of a tight arse there...

[sleep envy]

BliarOut said:

I think you're being a bit of a tight arse there...

I think you should change you name back to TonyOut

[z4chris99]

BliarOut said:

I think you're being a bit of a tight arse there...

for prime property location is key,

it's not in a prime location. he will struggle come sale

sqft I reckon it's what? 3500? and securing £1000 per sqft in elephant and castle is hard

[BoRED S2upid]

sleep envy said:

onyx39 said:

z4chris99 said:

petemurphy said:

so how much do we reckon its worth now? £5 mil?

Been talking about this this morning, in an office full of property developers,

I wouldnt have thought 5m.

it will be a bh to sell, built as a mans pad rather than a family home. so you need someone rich with no kids..
its in Oval/kennington, which is a st hole and full of gays.. so you need a rich gay
its in an "estate", so you need a rich gay who doesnt mind the homophobic abuse hes going to get from the locals.

3.5m and you'll struggle i reckon.

So on that basis, with the purchase cost of £380,000 and build costs of "approx"2 mill, that still leaves a profit of over 1 mil on a pad he probably has no intention of selling!

less the half bar he borrowed

he'll break even at best

Your kidding right? its in london. Everyone knows that most people living in london are mad and have more money than sense. £5mill any day of the week.

[z4chris99]

BoRED S2upid said:

Your kidding right? its in london. Everyone knows that most people living in london are mad and have more money than sense. £5mill any day of the week.

UK Buyers dont pay over the sqft price for that area, becuase they arnt stupid.
arabs and russians are stupid, but they dont buy in elephant and castle.

The ceiling for the area is Strata, at about 1300 sqft achieved, which is new build not conversion, has residents amienty all that jazz.

i stand by my grand a sqft, and i reckon its 3500 sqft.

[Justayellowbadge]

z4chris99 said:

UK Buyers dont pay over the sqft price for that area, becuase they arnt stupid.
arabs and russians are stupid, but they dont buy in elephant and castle.

The ceiling for the area is Strata, at about 1300 sqft achieved, which is new build not conversion, has residents amienty all that jazz.

i stand by my grand a sqft, and i reckon its 3500 sqft.

Looks bigger than 3.5.

[BullyB]

NotNormal said:

Unlike a lot of TV these days that really was a great hour of TV viewing pleasure, in fact I reckon they could have made a longer episode for this one.

Massive hats off to the chap for everything from commitment, vision and big cahooners through to the final execution. End result was a real credit to all involved and to do it in such a timeframe is mind boggling.

What a true GRAND DESIGN for the 100th episode (topped by not having to endure any Eco drivel being thrown in either)

totally agree, fantastic programme.